diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/NicProfileHelperImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/NicProfileHelperImpl.java
index 090598553199..18ab4a932978 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/NicProfileHelperImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/NicProfileHelperImpl.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 import org.cloud.network.router.deployment.RouterDeploymentDefinition;
 
 import com.cloud.network.IpAddressManager;
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 import com.cloud.network.Networks.BroadcastDomainType;
 import com.cloud.network.vpc.PrivateIpAddress;
 import com.cloud.network.vpc.PrivateIpVO;
-import com.cloud.network.vpc.Vpc;
 import com.cloud.network.vpc.VpcGateway;
 import com.cloud.network.vpc.VpcManager;
 import com.cloud.network.vpc.dao.PrivateIpDao;
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ public NicProfile createPrivateNicProfileForGateway(final VpcGateway privateGate
         PrivateIpVO ipVO = _privateIpDao.allocateIpAddress(privateNetwork.getDataCenterId(), privateNetwork.getId(), privateGateway.getIp4Address());
 
         final Long vpcId = privateGateway.getVpcId();
-        final Vpc activeVpc = _vpcMgr.getActiveVpc(vpcId);
-        if (activeVpc.isRedundant() && ipVO == null) {
+        if (ipVO == null) {
             ipVO = _privateIpDao.findByIpAndVpcId(vpcId, privateGateway.getIp4Address());
+            if (ipVO == null) {
+                throw new CloudRuntimeException("cannot find IP address " + privateGateway.getIp4Address() + " to reuse for private gateway on vpc (id==" + vpcId + ")");
+            }
         }
 
         Nic privateNic = null;
diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
index a6987e97c883..27328db3eb02 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def check_pvt_gw_connectivity(self, virtual_machine, public_ip, vms_ips):
         succeeded_pings = 0
         minimum_vms_to_pass = 2
         for vm_ip in vms_ips:
-            ssh_command = "ping -c 5 %s" % vm_ip
+            ssh_command = "ping -c 10 %s" % vm_ip
 
             # Should be able to SSH VM
             packet_loss = 100
diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_redundant.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_redundant.py
index 64b1fa677713..fe6b4108fbf9 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_redundant.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_redundant.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def do_vpc_test(self, expectFail):
     def do_default_routes_test(self):
         for o in self.networks:
             for vmObj in o.get_vms():
-                ssh_command = "ping -c 3 8.8.8.8"
+                ssh_command = "ping -c 10 8.8.8.8"
 
                 # Should be able to SSH VM
                 packet_loss = 100
diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_router_nics.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_router_nics.py
index 092a70f47e4a..854ab5675420 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_router_nics.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_vpc_router_nics.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def check_ssh_into_vm(self):
     def do_default_routes_test(self):
         for o in self.networks:
             for vmObj in o.get_vms():
-                ssh_command = "ping -c 5 8.8.8.8"
+                ssh_command = "ping -c 10 8.8.8.8"
 
                 # Should be able to SSH VM
                 packet_loss = 100